Navigating Mental Health.

Hey @Orwellian, just writing to say you have been heard. There is pain that comes through in your words and feeling as if it is inappropriate to be yourself must be really difficult for you. Are there any things or activities that help you feel most like yourself? Sending you warmth and kindness today.

Thanks @Ali11

The things which used to be enjoyable are not any more.

Really just few up with this industry and being used to make self serving parasites rich.

I suppose someone will be along shortly to tell me what I should really think.

@Orwellian I am sorry if i had something to do with the feeling you cant be yourself that wasnt my intention if i did do that.

I also do agree with you on the issues with the mental health system meds made me a lot worse as well and I do think it is awful that said services can have so much control over a persons life. for me that meant getting far away from said system for my own health and well being and as a result i now refuse to engage with the public mental health sphere. it is sad that money plays a big part in the way things work but i guess that is what happens when we live in a capitalist sysytem as such a system fuctions and revolves around proffit and making money regardless of the cost to the individual. and sadly other systems have also not worked due to human greed. either way as far as mental health goes there often is not an easy or good even choice.

again i am sorry if i made you feel worse i guess it is hard to balance each persons individual needs when everyone is different and this is a public space.

Not you @Eden1919, you have been open.

The manipulation happens in a hidden manner behind the closed doors. Just like most dirty secrets.

"Let's keep this as our secret"

@Orwellian I am glad.

how are you feeling today?

heyyyyy hello @jay2

Hello @Eden1919 @Orwellian , @Ali11

how are you going today

Hi to all you fellow sufferers out there. shaz51 and others. I'm doing as well as one can do. Nice warm days now shinning through,if you can sit in the sun it does you a power of good. Improves your mood greatly. Went off to the big smoke yesterday,same as allways,rush,rush,rush. Every body in a hurry to get nowhere fast. Give me the nice slow green gentle country side any day. Planted lots of bulbs last week did my back in,doing it. Put in lots of sugar snap and snow peas,they are coming along good. Only trouble is they never get to the pot. As soon as they are ready they get eaten straight off the vine. Dont have birthdays any more,once you get to 80 every day is a birthday because you are still here. Kind regards to all jay2

I know that feeling @jay2 of being in the city. I went to Melbourne recently. Had a look at the human zoo there. Some humans are ok when alone but they hunt in packs and become more toxic.

Thought I had a late check out booked but have realised that will not work and I have an early departure scheduled. I cannot imagine being 80 and will not get there myself.

Have been spending more time inside my head lately and contemplating a change of state. My health issues are starting to catch up with me. Get the news on the cancer next Monday. That will probably be an anticlimax. If it's positive I do not know if have the strength to argue with the medical professionals. They see something like that as a good earner so it's hard to refuse treatment. I have my chest pain to fall back on, they do not know about those and they seem to be getting worse. The only thing is they bloody hurt but I am getting used to that.

Hi @Orwellian 👋

Maybe get the chest pain checked ? It can be linked to digestion and be an easy-ish fix .... so you wouldn’t have to suffer it like you do. Same if it’s some sort of muscle spasm .....

Hearing you with the mental health system. So much more needs to be done.